A 50-year-old man is reborn and becomes a complete slacker, leaving his scumbag children completely

That evening, Hu Wangmei had just finished get off work at the brick factory and was leisurely heading home, planning to have dinner at the state-run restaurant.

Recently, Hu Wangmei and Hu Wangfu have made a lot of money through the brick factory.

With a little money in hand, Hu Wangmei resumed her extravagant lifestyle, insisting on eating at state-run restaurants and drinking only beverages.

According to Hu Wangmei herself, she must now make herself enjoy everything she had lost and never gained in the past.

It was on Hu Wangmei's way to the state-run restaurant, when she passed through a small alley.

Suddenly, someone stopped her on her way home.

Hu Wangmei thought someone was going to rob her, and she was so scared that she peed a little bit out of her pants.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be none other than Old Liu, the warehouse security guard at the factory.

When Hu Wangmei saw that it was Old Liu, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and asked curiously:

"Old Liu, what are you doing here? You scared me half to death! I thought some bad guys were trying to rob me!"

Old Liu looked at Hu Wangmei with a mixture of affection and regret.

He chuckled and said, "Wangmei, I've been waiting for you for a long time. I knew you would pass by here, so I came here early to wait for you."

"I happen to have something I wanted to talk to you about."

As he spoke, he pointed to two stones by the alley: "Want to sit over there for a while?"

Hu Wangmei said impatiently, "Old Liu, I'm hungry. I want to go eat."

As if he had expected this, Old Liu took out a white plastic bag containing food from somewhere behind him and handed it to Hu Wangmei.

Perhaps because of his age, his hands were trembling slightly.

"These are some duck parts I just bought from the people who sell braised duck parts. I often see you eating this at the factory, so I figured you must like it. Have some to tide you over. It'll only take me a few minutes."

Upon seeing the braised duck, Hu Wangmei couldn't help but salivate.

To be honest, I don't know how these braised duck products are made, but she never gets tired of them and eats them every day.

She took the braised duck from Old Liu's hand, plopped down on the big rock without any hesitation, and asked while eating the duck, "Old Liu, what do you need me for?"

Old Liu sat down and sighed: "Wangmei, are you and Hu Wangfu involved in reselling bricks?"

Hu Wangmei, who was enjoying her braised duck, suddenly stopped eating and looked at Old Liu in surprise, saying, "Why...why do you say that?"

Hu Wangmei's mind was already on high alert: weren't they supposed to be keeping this very secret? How could even a marginal figure like Old Liu know about it?

Old Liu didn't explain, but stared straight at her: "I didn't mean to harm you, otherwise I wouldn't be asking you here."

Seeing that Hu Wangmei did not answer, he continued, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether you agree or not, because that's exactly what you did."

Hu Wangmei could no longer contain herself. She asked, puzzled, "Old Liu, how did you find out about this?"

"Hehe." Old Liu chuckled and said to Hu Wangmei, "You think you've done something flawless, but actually you're full of loopholes."

"Many people in the brick factory have noticed your problems, and I've already cleaned up your messes many times."

"Speaking of which, you two are really brave."

Old Liu said slowly, "Do you know what will happen to you once your secret is exposed?"

Hu Wangmei felt a little uneasy after hearing what Old Liu said.

She started to get nervous, wondering what would happen next: "What awaits me?"

"He'll rot in jail." Old Liu uttered those four words, one by one.

Upon hearing those four words, Hu Wangmei dropped the duck neck in her hand to the ground with a thud.

"This...you're just kidding me, aren't you?" Hu Wangmei said in disbelief.

She simply couldn't believe that such a small thing she had done would have such serious consequences.

In her view, what she did would indeed have some consequences, but at most she would be caught and made to pay compensation.

She didn't think this had anything to do with the law at all.

"Are you trying to scare me? Do you know you've broken the law?" Old Liu said. "In the area where I live, there used to be a guy who worked in a factory and would secretly steal things from the factory to take home and sell for money."

"As a result, after being caught, they charged me with theft and I was jailed for a long time."

“The amount you have now is not a small sum; it’s an enormous one. If Hua Fuyou exposes you, you’ll really be locked up for life.”

Old Liu's words struck Hu Wangmei's heart like a heavy hammer.

The thought of spending time in prison made her feel dizzy and lightheaded. She couldn't even imagine what that kind of life would be like.

Old Liu continued to persuade, "Actually, you are not the mastermind behind this; Hu Wangfu is the mastermind."

"Sigh. How can Hu Wangfu, at such a young age, have such ruthless methods and such audacity?"

"In the end, you were actually used by Hu Wangfu. When the truth comes out, Hu Wangfu will just put all the blame on you."

"Because you personally signed all the inflows and outflows, the only way to hold someone accountable is to trace it back to you. As for Hu Wangfu, he's just a student, and nobody would believe he has the ability to manipulate such a large business."

"For him, at most he just had a slightly worse impression in front of his adoptive parents, that's all."

"So this old man has been watching this closely and is very anxious. I've wanted to talk to you several times, but I haven't been able to find you."

Old Liu spoke earnestly.

Hu Wangmei was already dumbfounded.

After all this time, she had truly been blinded by greed, and this was the first time she had realized that by accompanying Hu Wangfu, she was actually accompanying a tiger that could devour her at any moment.

I am truly just a pawn that Hu Wangfu can discard and push away at any time.

More importantly, he still felt that Hu Wangfu was good to him and that following Hu Wangfu would bring him wealth and prosperity.

So all the risks are on me, and you get to share the profits, huh?

"Then, what should I do now? I've already spent most of the money I earned." Hu Wangmei's first thought was whether she should spend money to fill the gap.

Old Liu shook his head: "You can't fill it in. Even if you fill in your own part, what about their part? Right now, their accounts are all on your head."

He gave a final answer: "Fortunately, it's not too late yet, and things haven't been exposed. You either turn yourself in or run away as fast as you can."